In the blink of an eye, another month passed.
During that month, Shen Mu continued cultivating the Army-Breaking Saber Technique and nurturing his blood qi, his mind entirely focused on training.
Except when he ran out of beast meat and had to leave the valley to buy more, Shen Mu stayed in the valley the rest of the time.
Still, through Wei Bo, Shen Mu learned quite a few things.
Ji Shixian and Sun Jing both possessed peak Third Stage Boiling Blood cultivation. Tempted by the generous rewards offered by the higher-ups, they chose to join the struggle over South Wind Hollow and signed up with Hong Jingcheng.
Under Hong Jingcheng's command, five other Guardians shared the same intentions and also chose to enter the competition.
They all possessed peak Third Stage Boiling Blood cultivation and were just one step away from reaching the Fourth Stage. They had also already brought the Army-Breaking Saber Technique to the entry level.
To give themselves more ways to stay alive, they had all tacitly agreed to spend money on Blood Qi Pills. Once they entered the competition, they would exploit a loophole in the rules to raise their cultivation to the Fourth Stage Boiling Blood...
With this group of Guardians gone, Emerald Cloud Valley welcomed many new Guardians.
Emerald Cloud Valley remained as peaceful as ever, only now there were many new faces.
Another morning came. Before the sun had risen, Shen Mu left the Bamboo Shed, Moon Embroidery in hand, and began his training again.
"Gurgle, gurgle~"
After running through the Army-Breaking Saber Technique once, Shen Mu's stomach began to growl.
"At last, I've digested fifty jin of beast meat."
Shen Mu's eyes lit up, his face bright with delight.
At that moment, the fifth root of the Martial Dao Tree in